Our family moved from Australia to Berlin in January 2005 for a 4 year contract, which we extended for a bit longer. Here are our adventures of our time in Berlin, as well as day to day things that happen!

Not Phil or my favourite animals, those beady eyes look evil.Alexander really wanted to feed them....after holding out food for one, he was not too keen again...they are really large sharp beaks!The only problem was the other emus saw, and all decided they wanted some too. That was when I put the camera away, and we made a dash to the gate! We were not hanging around to be in between a group of emus....ewspecially since this one became very possessive of us and was making very frightening noises and being aggressive to the other emus..

Feeding the wallabies and the kangaroos is always great fun. Joeys would pop their heads out to see what was going on, but none of them would come out of their mum's pouches...(and some of them looked big enough not to be in there anymore!) Those poor Mums!!Alexander and a kangarooCameron and a kangaroo, with joey watching on...we tried to feed the joeys, but they were not interested in coming out!Look at this Joey, almost too big for it's mum's pouch, see it's leg poking out above it's head...that cannot possibly be comfortable for Mum or Joey???Cameron and a wallabyHow cute is this!!!Alexander feeding the wallaby, the joey has popped it's head back in, but it's tail is still sticking out!

This is a must if you get to Phillip Island! Not much to look at from the front...but once you are inside...fabulous for that Aussie animal experienceA koala having his breakfast3 echidnas off for a strollA koala stretching out his leg before he gets ready for a snoozeA Lace Monitor getting some sunSome kangaroos looking for a feed, see the joey in the pouch too...there were heaps of joeys around, all poking their heads out to see what was happening!

Tuesday, 21 August 2007

A great place to view the seals, and learn about lots of animals that live in Bass Strait and in the water ways around Phillip Island.The "Seal Cams" were terrific to see the seals on the island off the coast. There were heaps of them along the island.A great place to bring the kids with lots of interactive activities to do in the centre. Bring warm clothes, it is cold out there is you go for a walk!

The Koala Park was lots of fun. We had loads of fun spotting the koalas. At the clouds kept moving in front of the sun, it really made the koalas hard to spot. As it was a bit cool, most of the koalas climbed up high in the trees to catch as much sun as possible.(click on the photo to get a closer look...my next camera will have a decent zoom lens)

Monday, 20 August 2007

Watching the little penguins waddle up from the sea to their burrows was an amazing site. They come up after the sun has set and walk in groups for safety. Some of the penguins have up to a kilometre walk up the beach to their burrows!No pictures allowed, so we took these ones of the kids in front of the posters in the centre.

Thursday, 16 August 2007

Cameron's birthday is always fun in Melbourne, because he gets to have at least 3 cakes with different family and friends. Here is the cake we had with Nana and Pa.He will have to wait to get back home before he gives this a go!

Sunday, 12 August 2007

We had a great dinner! Chris, Stuart, Phil, Nicole,Dad, Cameron, Mum, and Alexander Chris, Stuart, Nicole, Mum and Dad Mum blowing out the candles...Cameron wanted to know why we couldn't have 60 candles on the cake...

Friday, 10 August 2007

Can you see that the other front tooth of Cameron's has finally fallen out? Much to his amusement, he can stick chips in his mouth now without opening his mouth! I think it makes him look cheekier than usual. He thinks he looks hilarious, and says when he look at himself in the mirror, he just laughs! (hopefully the gap won't be there for too long, we can see the new teeth already!)